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The two-day conference is being jointly organised by the India Foundation, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore and the National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Colombo. In the space of two innings now, he has scored 54 and 124 not out. Danushka Gunathilaka has been ruled out with a shoulder strain (though there remains a small possibility he could recover in time for the next match), and Upul Tharanga has been suspended due to a slow over rate.

There was a little grass on the Khettarama surface on the eve of the match, which suggests there will be a little more pace and carry than is ordinarily seen at this venue.

Malinga needs just one wicket to take his career ODI haul to 300, but he is not preoccupied with reaching the milestone. He will be 13th bowler overall, and the fourth Sri Lankan after Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Sanath Jayasuriya, to the milestone. Still three cricket matches are remaining and the 4th ODI is one of those games which are yet to be played. They've spoken about their old days at Mumbai Indians together, and how Malinga's body is still holding up, but also about what Malinga could do to regain his wicket-taking ability. He becomes Sri Lanka's fifth captain in this tour and third captain in ODI series.

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The company said it would release Apple and Android apps so people could save, share and trade their wallet full of WhopperCoins . The tokens will reward diners by allowing them to claim one coin for every ruble they spend on a signature Whopper sandwich.

The Dinesh Chandimal-led Test team was also whitewashed 0-3 in the Test series preceding the limited overs series.

"This government is committed to making Sri Lanka a global trading hub - and we can not achieve that with the key trade facilitation agency having almost 200-year-old legislation". In fact, there has been more talk in the last couple of months than in 14 previous years that I've played, but I'm used to that. "The team and I have to build a mentality whereby we don't feel pressure", he added. Also, the players' injuries have hampered the team's strength a lot right from the start of the series. "People think we are not top of the table, but I feel we can change that". "Earlier, cricketers were confident that they will be retained in the team, but now they don't know whether they will play the next match", he said, accusing the administration of allowing political interference.

We reported back in 2009 about a salmonella outbreak in the previous two years that sickened more than 100 people. Sixteen of those infected have been hospitalized, although no deaths have been reported.

A 51-year-old German woman has died ten days after she was injured in a militant van attack in Barcelona , authorities have said. Far from the political dispute, the Barcelona attacks have made an already tense situation for both sides more fraught.

The country said more than 1,00,000 security personnel at various spots around Makkah and Madina to protect pilgrims. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was personally overseeing the arrangements.

The 911 system in Houston has been at capacity throughout the night as rainfall has intensified from Tropical Storm Harvey . The federal government constructed both dams in the 1940s on the outskirts of Houston.

The business associate bragged about his ties to Vladimir Putin and suggested he would get Putin's team to "buy in" to the deal . Sater, on occasion, made claims about aspects of the proposal, as well his ability to bring the proposal to fruition", he said.

Investment on nonresidential structures increased at a 6.2 percent pace, rather than the previously reported 4.9 percent rate. The government provides three estimates each quarter for GDP, the economy's total output of goods and services.

The president tweeted Sunday that Mexico is having one its most violent years on record and a border wall must be built. President Trump renews his pledge that Mexico will pay for his proposed border wall .

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